Behavioral Health News

The number of psychiatrists that submitted claims to Medicare Part B dropped in every state between 2014 and 2022, a recent study found.

Value-based care in behavioral health is finally starting to catch up to other areas of healthcare, according to Stuart Lustig, MD, national medical executive for behavioral health strategy and product design at The Cigna Group. 

Fewer psychiatrists are billing Medicare, even as the overall number of psychiatrists increases, a study published in JAMA found. 

Apple launched a new holistic health study in collaboration with Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, with the goal to explore the intersection of mental health and well-being. 

Generations Healthcare, a skilled nursing and behavioral health provider, has opened its first substance use disorder treatment facility. 

Pediatricians are increasingly being called on to handle behavioral health needs — a task they don't always relish, according to Natalie Schneider. 

Several new behavioral health crisis centers, inpatient units and outpatient clinics have opened in recent weeks. 

Embark Behavioral Health is expanding into integrative care and several other service lines. 

A handful of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities plan to close their doors in 2025. 

Johnstown (Colo.) Heights Behavioral Health, a 92-bed hospital will close by the end of March.